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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dan Silverthorn on
4his retirement from the West Central Illinois Building and
5Construction Trades Council; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dan has been involved in the union construction
7trades for 45 years; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dan has been a member in good standing of the
9Carpenters Local 183 for almost 18 years; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dan served in the leadership of the Building
11Trades for 18 years, starting as Associate Director in 1992; he
12was promoted to Executive Director in 1999; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The West Central Illinois Building and
14Construction Trades Council represents 62 local unions and over
1517,000 members of the 15 International Unions; the Council has
16a 13-county jurisdiction in West Central Illinois; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Dan is involved in numerous community boards such
18as the W.D. Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts, the Economic
19Development Council, the Workforce Development Council, the
20United Way, PALM/TRICON, the Peoria Labor Day Parade, and the

 

 

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1Peoria Labor Temple Association; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Dan currently serves as Chairman of the Heart of
3Illinois Regional Port District, as a Peoria Civic Center Board
4Chairman, and a member of the construction committee for the
5Peoria Riverfront Regional Museum; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dan has received numerous recognitions over the
7years, including: United Way Pacesetter, Day of Caring; Boy
8Scouts Silver Beaver Award; Boys and Girls Club, Helping Hand
9Award; TRICON, Building a Better Community Award; TRICON,
10Construction Person of the Year; Rebuilding Together, Silver
11Hammer Award; Children's Hospital, Group Advocacy Award; the
12Peoria County Old Settlers Community Service Award, and many
13others; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dan has done an incredible job over the years
15representing organized labor while providing volunteer
16leadership that is critical to the success of non-profits in
17our community; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we congratulate Dan Silverthorn on his retirement and wish him
21the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Dan Silverthorn as a symbol of our respect and
3esteem.